Some people call these bliss balls, I just call them date balls. Snack dates are the basis for them and other ingredients can be added to provide a little variety. I make these in batches and they form part of my kids daycare lunch boxes. They contain no processed sugar but dates provide a natural sweetness that is more than enough to class these as treats. Once made I keep them in the fridge and occasionally grab one myself for a bite sized delight. Although my method and recipe changes every time I make them I’ve included my notes from the latest batch. I never make these with nuts because 99% of them go to daycare. Makes approx 30 date balls Ingredients 23 medjool dates (aka a big handful) 3 tablespoons organic cacao powder Optional 1/4 cup fine shredded coconut or coconut flakes 1/4 cup dried cranberries finely chopped 1/4 cup bran sticks chopped 1/3 cup quinoa puffed 3 tablespoons chia seeds Extra dry ingredients for rolling (coconut, cacao powder, chia seeds, bran sticks, quinoa puffed). Method I leave the dates out of the fridge to soften and if needed put them on the windowsill. You could probably use a food […]

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Brooke

I've always been eco minded, and having children only seemed to amplify the importance of ‘living gently’. We started this journey living in a small house in the suburbs of Brisbane. It was a few years later that we finally took the plunge and followed our tree change dream. We now own 14 acres on the gorgeous Granite Belt in Queensland, Australia and are a family with two kids, chickens, pigs and bees.